LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, OPTICAL CONVERSION UNIT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM

Title:

LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, OPTICAL CONVERSION UNIT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/133632

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A light source system has a light source unit (10-1) comprising: a semiconductor laser (18-1) emitting a primary light; and a connector (14) for a connection unit (22) disposed on top of an optical path for the primary light, that converts the optical properties of the primary light and from which optical conversion units including an optical conversion element that generates a secondary light are removable. The light source unit also comprises an optical conversion unit group configured from a plurality of optical conversion units (12-1, 12-2, 12-3). All of the optical conversion units (12-1, 12-2, 12-3) belonging to the optical conversion unit group can be connected to the light source unit (10-1) using the connection unit (22). As a result, a variety of illumination lights can be achieved using very few members, by connecting using the compatible connection unit (22), similar to how the optical conversion units (12-1, 12-2, 12-3) can be combined with the light source unit (10-1).

Inventors:

ITO TAKESHI (JP)
YAMAMOTO EIJI (JP)
NISHIO MASAHIRO (JP)
KOMAZAKI IWAO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/058333

Publication Date:

October 04, 2012

Filing Date:

March 29, 2012

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Assignee:

OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
ITO TAKESHI (JP)
YAMAMOTO EIJI (JP)
NISHIO MASAHIRO (JP)
KOMAZAKI IWAO (JP)

International Classes:

F21V8/00; F21S2/00; F21V9/40; H01L33/58; H01S5/02; F21Y101/02

Foreign References:

JP2008270229A	2008-11-06
JP2007148288A	2007-06-14
JP2003014984A	2003-01-15
JP2009106729A	2009-05-21
JP2001215362A	2001-08-10
US20060152926A1	2006-07-13

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